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2025 Volunteer Vacations Registration Now Open Protecting the Places You Love to Hike Advocate for Hiking Access Improve Trails Advocate Volunteer Explore Advocate Volunteer Explore We envision a world where everyone feels welcome in the American hiking community and has permanent access to meaningful hiking including urban frontcountry and backcountry opportunities. Advocate American Hiking works with Congress federal agencies and partners on policy issues and legislation to ensure funding for trails preservation of public lands and protection of the hiking experience. NextGen Trail Leaders are rising stars in the outdoor community and the voice of young hikers who take part in a yearlong program of advocacy and stewardship to protect public lands. Each year American Hiking brings together five early to earlymid career leaders in the outdoor community with a diversity of identities from across the country.